JANASENA Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Guess how were rocket components transported to India’s First Rocket Launching Station (Thumba Equatorial Launching Station) about 52 years ago for the lift-off? It was transported on a bicycle! 21st November 1963, A beautiful day with clear skies. History is about to be created at the small coastal village of Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram. A bicycle carrying a cone-shaped device trundles onto the sandy beach. A small team of budding scientists soon gets down to business. Among them a frail young man with long hair. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The newly built rocket launching pad was set on the beach, a clearing in the midst of coconut groves. A local Catholic church, the St Mary Magadelene’s Church served as the main office for the scientists. The small place of worship became the mainstay for the team of rocket scientists. The first sounding rocket, Nike Apache, was launched successfully that day. Scientists traveled daily from Thiruvananthapuram in buses, carrying lunch bought at the railway station. Many rocket parts were carried by the scientists on bicycles from one place to another within the sprawling range of Thumba. Also in 1980s for antenna-range test satellites were brought in wooden bullock cart to protect its highly magnetic sensitive instruments, so no Iron structure or metal vehicle could carry it. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed Incredible India!
Keratam Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Nehru gadi kuttalo petalsindi a rocket tisku poyi
chiller Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Nehru gadi kuttalo petalsindi a rocket tisku poyi Enduku Bhayya rocket waste cheyadaniki aa
chiller Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 [font='lucida grande'][/font][font='lucida grande'] Guess how were rocket components transported to India’s First Rocket Launching Station (Thumba Equatorial Launching Station) about 52 years ago for the lift-off? It was transported on a bicycle![/font][font='lucida grande'] 21st November 1963, A beautiful day with clear skies. History is about to be created at the small coastal village of Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram. A bicycle carrying a cone-shaped device trundles onto the sandy beach.[/font][font='lucida grande'] A small team of budding scientists soon gets down to business. Among them a frail young man with long hair. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The newly built rocket launching pad was set on the beach, a clearing in the midst of coconut groves. A local Catholic church, the St Mary Magadelene’s Church served as the main office for the scientists. The small place of worship became the mainstay for the team of rocket scientists.[/font][font='lucida grande'] The first sounding rocket, Nike Apache, was launched successfully that day. Scientists traveled daily from Thiruvananthapuram in buses, carrying lunch bought at the railway station. Many rocket parts were carried by the scientists on bicycles from one place to another within the sprawling range of Thumba. Also in 1980s for antenna-range test satellites were brought in wooden bullock cart to protect its highly magnetic sensitive instruments, so no Iron structure or metal vehicle could carry it. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed Incredible India![/font] Indeed Incredible India.
gabbarsingh1 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 fake anukunta vayya... mari antha chinnaga untaya parts
athletics Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Nehru gadi kuttalo petalsindi a rocket tisku poyi a little more respect is called for when you are referring to a man who sacrificed for us - something I haven't seen a whole lot of. Go ahead - scream at him for mistakes - but appreciate his contribution, and show respect when referring to him even when you are criticizing him...Further, he was a rich man who had no need to waste 9+ years of his life in prison, and 30+ years of his life fighting for independence. And coming to the point, do you know that IIT's were started by Nehru with an emphasis that these would make India proud one day? Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956, said: “ Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India."
athletics Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 fake anukunta vayya... mari antha chinnaga untaya parts this is true..here is an interesting article that I read a while ago..check it out, it is very interesting. http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/how-the-indian-space-research-organisation-isro-became-a-legend/20141016.htm
kiran_201 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Nehru gadi kuttalo petalsindi a rocket tisku poyi Bhayya, history telvaka pothe noru muskovala leka pothe sadvaala. I too hate congress but IIT's, NIT's, IIM's, Space/Nuclear research ivanni Nehru dreams vallane phalinchaayi. IIT's etla pettindro erukana. Okko western country ki poyyi request cheste valla help tho okko IIT pettindru. Russia help tho Madras dhi, germany help tho inkoti etc... Mana scientist lu bayata dekichu kunta unte personal ga poyyi vallani request chesi india ki pilipinchinddu ISRO inka atomic research inst. pettadaniki. He made mistakes romanticizing with socialism, trying to be friends with China, blunders on dealing with Kashmir. He was ambitious and played politics to be in power but he dreamt of a modern, educated india. vakey.... Adhe time ki pakistan ki vachindhi independence. Manchi leaders leka etla tayyarayindho suudu..
kiran_201 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 a little more respect is called for when you are referring to a man who sacrificed for us - something I haven't seen a whole lot of. Go ahead - scream at him for mistakes - but appreciate his contribution, and show respect when referring to him even when you are criticizing him...Further, he was a rich man who had no need to waste 9+ years of his life in prison, and 30+ years of his life fighting for independence. And coming to the point, do you know that IIT's were started by Nehru with an emphasis that these would make India proud one day? Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956, said: “ Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India." ()>> S%Hi @gr33d
JANASENA Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Posted January 5, 2015 a little more respect is called for when you are referring to a man who sacrificed for us - something I haven't seen a whole lot of. Go ahead - scream at him for mistakes - but appreciate his contribution, and show respect when referring to him even when you are criticizing him...Further, he was a rich man who had no need to waste 9+ years of his life in prison, and 30+ years of his life fighting for independence. And coming to the point, do you know that IIT's were started by Nehru with an emphasis that these would make India proud one day? Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956, said: “ Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India." +1
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